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HMS Unity (1913)

HMS Unity
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Unity
BuilderThornycroft, Woolston
Laid down1 April 1912
Launched18 September 1913
CompletedJune 1914
FateSold to be to be broken up on 25 October 1922
General characteristics
Class & typeAcasta-class destroyer
Displacement934 long tons (949 t)
Length265 ft 3 in (80.8 m) oa
Beam26 ft 6 in (8.1 m)
Draught9 ft 3 in (2.8 m)
Installed power22,500 shp (16,778 kW)
Propulsion
Speed31 knots (57 km/h; 36 mph)
Complement73
Armament

HMS Unity was an Acasta-class (later K-class) destroyer of the British Royal Navy. The Acasta class was larger and more powerful than the preceding Acorn class. Launched in 1913, the vessel served as part of the Grand Fleet during the First World War and was sold to be broken up in 1922.[1]

References

  1. ^ Preston, Antony (1985). "Great Britain and Empire Forces". In Gardiner, Robert; Gray, Randal (eds.). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. London: Conway Maritime Press. p. 75. ISBN 978-0-85177-245-5.
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